I have an itch !!!!
madnurse
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Hi Everyone
I have been speaking to Loonytoon (Ian) about this - am getting a urge to go a bit longer (as some of you have have mentioned similar I thought I would stick this on)
I have found a little race up north in the Lake District - The Helvellyn Tri - looks interesting (with a slight slant to the vertical) but nothing am sure we couldnt cope with given its at the end of the season.
Anyhow its up in the Lakes (beautiful area - your other half would love it) its a bit mad but hey this is a traithlon forum after all ...... check out the website http://www.trihard.co.uk/
I am after going - it looks fun !!!!
phil (madnurse) [:D]
I have been speaking to Loonytoon (Ian) about this - am getting a urge to go a bit longer (as some of you have have mentioned similar I thought I would stick this on)
I have found a little race up north in the Lake District - The Helvellyn Tri - looks interesting (with a slight slant to the vertical) but nothing am sure we couldnt cope with given its at the end of the season.
Anyhow its up in the Lakes (beautiful area - your other half would love it) its a bit mad but hey this is a traithlon forum after all ...... check out the website http://www.trihard.co.uk/
I am after going - it looks fun !!!!
phil (madnurse) [:D]
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Looks great... I've only been training for sprint distance tho... I'll definitely give it a go next year...
I'd say go for it... the level of training you've been doing you should be able to cope no bother... the bike up to Kirkstone Pass in'll be tough! Only other thing would be your shin splints on the run (esp downhill)!
Jaz
phil (madnurse) [:)]
Mad you should change you name to "fookingnutternurse"
Pretty sure my other half is working that weekend if she aint I am sure I can arrange a "holiday"
its just like a walk in the park ......
madnurse [:D]
I am fir enought to do something like that, but my times are pants at the minute. So holding back to next year before I presonally attempt these sort of things.
Good luck in it though.
phil
I expect to get faster at the next race because now I know where I can push and where to hold off...
As long as your races are spaced apart then I think you will okay...
I agree!
1 mile swim in a freezing lake then a 38mile vertical bike ride followed by an 8 mile run that is even steeper[:@]
david
mad
Though I Quite fancy the nortwest tri relay 2 weeks later (need to find a runner)...
You can tell us all about it, Looking at last years results it seems the average time is around 31/2 hours, i think this year i will just go to the Isle of Wight the following weekend and do their little 500/20/5 instead.
The picture of hoards of people walking up a hill pushing their bikes sort of puts me off, it's hard enough running uphill without having to push a bike[&:]
David
I have walked the 8 miles up helvellyn...its okay as a walk nice and jolly...running will probably be different but still do able except the tracks will me mountain paths and some grass tracks etc rather than even tarmac or grass...
as for the bike... "the struggle" is a piece of road I won't drive down or up through choice in my car let alone a bike...its the hardest way to Kirkstone pass and will hurt ... gearing as the web site suggests will be a major issue I suspect ... as you will need small gears for "the struggle" but on the downhill back bike nasty gears will be the order of the day to get the speed up .... i will ask my cycling mate's advice on this as I know he has climbed it a few times(once with a broken wrist) and get back to you.
I reads like a course that will kill you for the first half(distance) then let you recover in the second half...i'd estimate that the climb will probably account for 3/4 of the total time...
Swimming - the same as any cold lake for a mile cold and wet
hope that helped
500m swim 20km bike 5km run
http://www.fun2tri.co.uk/northwest-new/index.htm
basically my mate who got me the bike fancies a relay - as he can't swim/with 3 kids doesn't have time to learn) but can get fit on the bike (turbos etc) and was asking me about relays in sept - that one seems plausable but he needs to clear it with his missus etc...
David
phil
David
David, I thought it was the 24th 2...ooops sorry about that may mean I bin the Helvellyn hell
either way no pressure be good to meet maybe for a beer or 2 after London .. the tri in hel is purely meant as wind down after our first season
madnurse (phil) [8D]
Spoke to my mate last night he is up for the north west relay...he'll do the bike and if you are still game we'll split the swim and run depending on how this will produce the fastest time...
Also asked him about the Helvellyn bike course..."90% of people won't ride the struggle..." The gearing he mentioned he did it in wont be possible for me 48/21 at this pace he basically said that he was almost stalling in the dead spot..we will need much less
I will be dragging the missus up to the lakes for a recce I will leave he in the golden rule and once I am done it will only take 2 or 3 beers to catch up..
definately up for a few beers after London...
I am guessing your bike will have summat like a 46/54 with 11-25 on the free wheel...gonna upgrade my from a 36/48 to 48/52 and probably change the cassette to 11-23(only have 7 gears) but will (if I do it) change to a 36/52 -> 11-28
wow...a load stats what this means ffor speed etc can be found here Bicycle Gear Inch & Shifting Pattern Calculator
I suspect that your mtb will be in the order of 36/48 and 11-28..you probably wont gain climbing ability on your mtb that can't be had from the tweaks (plus will lose some cos of rolling resistance) above but will on you road bike reap the benifits on the down hills...
if you don't know the number of teeth on your bike have fun counting em